Max rubin



M. RUBIN! Bottle-Stopper.

Patented Feb.v10,l880.

INVENTOR WITNESSBS: ,Y

@S fly ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS. F-IDTD-LITHOGRAFNEIL WASHINGTON, Dv C,

f UNH-*nn STATES.

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MAX-Busin, oF NEW Yonmln. Y.

BoTTLE-sroPPEa SPECIFICATION forming-pm of Letters Patent No. 224,479,vdatea February 1o, 13,80.v

Application filed December 26, 1879. l

To all whom it imi/y concern y Be it known that I, MAX RUBIN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bottle- Stoppers, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective Vview of my iming the Stoppers.

The invention consists in constructing a bottle-stopper of a shell provided with a tube, cork, and fiange for connecting it with a bottle, a discharge-spout for pouring out a liquid and an aperture to admit air, and a plug provided with a discharge-aperture, an aperture to admit air, and a iiange to cover the discharge-spout of the shell, as will be hereinafter fully described. i Y

A represents the outer part orV shell of the stopper, to the bottom of which is secured, or upon it lis formed, a tube, B. The tube VB has a screw-thread formed upon its outer surface to receive a cork, C, which should be of a suitable size to lit into the mouth of the bottle to which the stopper is to be applied.

The bottom of the shell A has a downwardly-projecting flange, I), formed waround its edge to overlap the upper end of the cork C, as shown in Fig. 3. -Upon one side of the upper part of the shell A is i formed a spout, E, for convenience in pouring out the liquid. In the side of the shell A opposite the spout E is formed an aperture,lF, to admit air to the stopper, and thence to the bottle, when pouring out the liquid. .To the side of the shell A opposite the spoutE is attached, or upon it is formed, a handle, G, toV cover and protect the air-hole F.

The cavity o f the shell A may be made slightly tapering, and into it is fitted a hollow plug, H, the lower end of which is made open. Y

l The plug His kept in place in the shell A by a stop-pin, I, attached to the said plug H, and which vprojects through a'slot,`J, in the upper part of the side of the shell A. vThe slot J is made of such a length that the plug H can be turned one-quarter around, or nearly so.

Uponthe edge of the top of the plug H is formed aflange, K, of such a shape as to cover the rnouthof the spout E and project over the edge of the shell A, so that dust cannot get into the spout E when the stopper is closed,

as shown in Fig. l.

When Vthe stopper is 'opened the cover K is turned to one side to uncover the spout E, as

y shown inFig. 2, andallow the liquid to iiow out.

Upon the top of the plug Hjis formed a handle, L, of any suitable shape, for convenience in turning the said plug to open and close the stopper.. In the side of the plug H, beneath the cover K, is formed an aperture, M, for the discharge of the liquid. In the' other side of the plug H is formed an aperture, N, to admit air tothe stopper, andy thence to the bottle, when the liquid is being poured out.

With this construction the stopper is opened by turning the plug H to bring the aperture Moppositethe spout E, so that the liquid can flow out through the spout E. This movement of the plug H brings the aperture N of the plug opposite the aperture F of the shell, so that air can pass in to take the place of the liquid poured out. The stopper is closed by turning the plug Home-quarter around, which brings the apertures MN of the plug opposite kthe solid sides of the shell A, and the cover K over the spout E.

`If desired, the ilange D may be extended outward and downward and have a screwthread upon its inner surface to adapt it to receive and be screwed upon the top of theV bottle. In thiscase the cork C may be made small toserveas a packing to preventleakage. Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new anddesre to secure by Letters Patent- 1. As an improved article of manufacture, a bottle-stopper constructed as hereinshown and described, consisting of the shell A, pro- 'vided with the tube B, the ange D, the discharge-spout E, the air-aperture F, andthe IOO slot J, the plug H, provided with the cover K, the discharge-aperture M, the air-aperture N, and the stop-pin I, and the cork G, as set forth.

2. In a bottle-stopper, the combination, with the shelly A, provided with the dischargespout E and the slot J, of the hollow plug H, provided with the Harige K and the stop-pin I, substantially as herein shown and described, so that the top ofthe spout E may be covered xo und uncovered' by operating the stopper, as set forth.

MAX RUBIN. Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, C. SEDGWICK. 

